Celebrating New Orleans’ Tricentennial

In partnership with the New Orleans Tricentennial Commission, StoryCorps celebrated the 300th Anniversary of New Orleans by recording, preserving, and sharing the many stories that make up the fabric of this vibrant city.

What we provided

Twenty-five onsite recording slots and 75 StoryCorps MobileBooth recording slots at locations in New Orleans selected by the Tricentennial Commission

Co-branding on the StoryCorps MobileBooth Airstream trailer

Custom-produced audio stories.

Outcomes

Recorded over sixty 40-minute conversations

Delivered all full-length released recorded conversations to the Tricentennial Commission

Archived and preserved all released conversations at the Library of Congress